All of the projects on this site combine the three mediums listed in our site name: Clay, Cloth, and Metal...and plastics are coming soon. Formed from metal RG45 welding wire; then, torch brazed together with a Little Smith Torch and flux-coated bronze welding rod; coated with Sculpey Original or Firm polymer clay; and baked in an oven, the toy push carts and their characters are visually stunning when stationary and even more stunning when they are put in motion. We use polymer clay mainly to form the character's head, and cover the metal torso, legs, arms, hands, and feet. But we also use the clay to form the metal toy cart frames, seats, bones...and even clothes.

And if not done in clay, our characters' clothes are usually made from scrap cloth. Or inexpensive cloth, such as old sheets, pillow cases, socks, and those really cheap, fantastically loud, elastic book covers. We sometimes reach for the embroidery machine and a laptop with Embird loaded on it, to make quick, professional clothes. But there are many times when we hand sew something with a needle and thread, or use stitch glue, to get the job done.

Around this page are a few images of our characters in their very early stages. Click on an image to jump to that character's page and see him, her, or it, in their final form.